Edible-cutter.



G. H. PAYNE. EDIBLE CUTTER.

APPLICATION FILED APB..13,191'4.

1,129,Q23, Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

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CLARENCE H. PAYNE, 6F SIOKANE, WASHINGTON.

EDIBLE-CUTTER.

Application filed April 13, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLARENCE H. PAYNE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county ofSpokane and State of Washington, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Edible-Cutters, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in edible cutters which isespecially adapted fir subdividing vegetables, fruit and the It is oneof the features of this invention to provide a hollow movable cutterfrom the body of which cutting teeth are struck up in a manner toprovide openings through which the cuttings may discharge into theinterior of the cutter.

A further object is to provide the cutter with teeth of chisel formationso that the resulting subdivision will be in cut strips or1 shreds incontradistinction to torn paras s.

A further object is to dispose the teeth out of alinement so as theapproach of the teeth, in following order, will be against fresh oruncut portions of the material, in other words, the teeth are arrangedso that they will not track with respect to each other.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an improved form ofmounting for the cutter to permit of ready insertion and withdrawal ofthe latter therefrom.

Further objects and features of the invention will be more fullydescribed in connection with the accompanying drawing and will be moreparticularly pointed out in and by the appended claims.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrative of one formof my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 isa sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary end viewof a portion of the cutter. Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 ofFig. 2. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on line 66 of Fig. 4. Fig. 7 is asectional view on line 7-7 of Fig. 1.

Like characters of reference designate similar parts throughout thedifferent figures of the drawing.

As illustrated, my invention includes bearing uprights 1 and 2 which maybe connected with a floor base 3 to form a frame. Extending between theuprights 1 and 2 are hopper or trough supports 4, which extenddownwardly from the upper portions of the Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1915.

Serial No. 831,523.

uprights to form a part of a hopper or trough structure. I mount uponthe supports a strip of sheet material 5, which extends downwardly alongsaid supports from the upper portions thereof, as clearly shown in Fig.3, and which also extends below and across the space between saidsupports, as indicated at 6, thereby forming a closed hopper or troughstructure, the end walls of which are formed by the uprights 1 and 2.

I journal in the uprights 1 and 2 a cutter, indicated as a whole at 7,and shown in the form of a hollow shell of cylindrical formation. Thecutter 7 is provided with teeth 8.,

which is shown more particularly in Fig. 6, as being struck up from thestock of the cutter 7 thereby forming openings 9 for interior dischargeof cuttings into the shell. The teeth are struck up at such width that Iam able to file or otherwise produce thereon a cutting edge 10 ofsubstantially chiseled formation by filing or otherwise dressing the end11. Thus it will be seen that the cutting edges 10 may be arranged toproject in the direction of. movement which may be imparted to thecutter and the ends 11. are sub stantially concentric with the shell. Itwill likewise be seen that the teeth over hang the openings 9 and theunder or inner faces 12 are disposed at such an angle as to effectivelydeflect or guide the cuttings or shreds into the interior of the shell.

By reference toFig. 4, it will be seen that the teeth are so disposedand arranged that a following tooth will not track its immediatepreceding tooth so that I thereby cause engagement of the teeth on theedibles in such a manner that following teeth will continuously engagesurfaces not engaged by the immediately preceding teeth. In thedisposition shown in Fig. 4, the teeth are arranged in rows extendinglongitudinally of the cutter, but partially circumferentially thereof,at such a pitch as to result in the disposition hereinbefore described.To obtain the staggered order shown, I begin one row, at one end of thecutter, slightly in ad vance of the adjacent rows, as will be clearlynoted by reference to Fig. 4.

One end of the cutter is open, as at 13, and I may provide a chute 14,on the upright 2, in a manner to catch the discharge passing out theopen end 13. The remaining end of the cutter is closed by a head whichmay be in the form of an imperforate disk 15. The open end 13 of thecutter is peripherally journ d, directly in the up right 2, and I stopthe teeth short of the open end 13 so that projecting teeth will notengage the upright 2. However, the closed end of the cutter is journaledin the upright 1 by means of a bearing ring 16 which is slightly greaterin thickness so as to circumterentially project radially outwardlybeyond the teeth thereby permitting the cutter to be withdrawn endwisethrough the upright 1. The bearing ring 16 may be fixed upon the cutterin any desired manner. I provide improved means for rotatively retainingthe cutter in the uprights 1 and 2 against longitudinal displacement.

' As shown, such means includes a retaining disk 17 which may be fixedto the head disk 15 by screws 18. The retaining disk 17 projects beyondthe bearing ring 16 so as to engage the outer face of the upright 1 andprevent longitudinal displacement of the cutter to the right of F ig..2. Said retaining means may also include a retainer member 19 whichoverhangs the disk 17, and which may be secured to the upright 1 by bolt20 having a winged nut 21. In order to hold the retaining bar or memberagainst rotative displacement about the bolt 20, I provide said memberwith an opening 22 adapted to fit over a projecting stud 23. It will beseen that when the nut 21 is turned home on the retaining member thelatter will be held in such a position as to prevent shifting of thecutter to the left of Fig. 2 although I provide suflicient clearance toprevent binding. A crank or'like operating member 24 may be fixed to thecutter so as to impart rotation thereto.

The-edibles to be subdivided are placed in the hopper or troughstructure above the cutter and their weight will form or provide a feedof sufficient force to effect engagement by the teeth. The direction ofrotation is indicated by the arrows and the principal cutting zone willbe at the angle 25, but the Weight of the edibles will also effectslight shredding action of shallower cuts, rearwardly in respect toangle 25, as

regards the direction of rotation. As the teeth advance beyond the angle25, the deflecting portions 12 will engage smaller particles which maylie between the cutter and the closed portions 6 of the trough so as towork all of the subdivided material into the interior of the shell orcutter.

The device of my invention is especially adapted for cutting chickenfeed, but may of course be made in different sizes and adapted forparticular and other utilities.

It is believed that the device of my invention will be fully understoodfrom the foregoing discription, and while I have herein shown anddescribed one specific form of my invention I do not wish to be limitedthereto except for such limitations as the claims may import.

I claim p In an edible cutter, a cylinder structure provided with cutterteeth, a bearing ring surrounding one portion of said structure andprojecting radially beyond said teeth, a bearing in which said ring isjournaled to rotatively mount said cutter structure and permitwithdrawal of said cutter structure endwise through said bearing withthe cutter teeth free from engagement with said bearing, a retainingdisk fixed to said cutter structure and projecting radially therefrom inoverlapping engagement against said bearing to preventlongitudinalmovement of said cutter structure in one direction, and a bar-likeretaining member mounted on said bearing and disposed in overlappingradial relation against said retaining disk to prevent longitudinalmovement of said cutter structure in a direction opposite to that inwhich said disk prevents said cutter from moving, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereby aflix mysignature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLARENCE H. PAYNE.

Witnesses:

HAROLD SCANTLEBURY, EDNA BROYLES.

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' Washington, D. C.

